Amari Cooper: In six games for the Raiders this year, he had just 280 yards and one score. In his six games in Dallas, he has 642 yards and six touchdowns.

As a reminder, Dallas has won five straight in large part to Cooper’s help in the passing game. So far, this deal has been great for Dallas and that bottom half of the 1st round pick the Raiders got isn’t looking so hot. Same goes for that Bears pick.

Jon Gruden being back and taking things back to the stone age reminds me of when it was fun to hate on the Raiders because they were owned and run by the Crypt Keeper. Now we have Chuckie and he’s almost as easy a punching bag as Al was.

Poor Reggie McKenzie. All he did was take one of the worst modern rosters, turn it into a playoff team, have his role unofficially replaced with a head coach who gutted his roster and then be the scapegoat for a poor season. Bill Barnwell posted this as a reminder:

(Also, we all should've seen Hue Jackson's ineptitude coming as we all forgot about the Carson Palmer trade.)

George Kittle: 210 yards in the 1st half. Wow! One target, 0 yards in second half. 210 yards all game. Record for yards in a game for a TE is 215. Ouch.

Saquon Barkley is basically having himself Adrian Peterson’s rookie season rushing plus Reggie Bush’s rookie season in the passing game. So, kinda good. It continues to make me think that despite their desperate need for a QB of the future, the Giants were right to not let Barkley pass them by. But then I’m reminded that Nick Chubb was taken early in the 2nd round and he’s managing 4.5 yards after contact while being given less than a yard of running room before contact. That means he’s being hit immediately but still ripping off decent runs due in large part to how powerful he is. I haven’t seen someone consistently push a pile like this since Jamal Lewis.

Speaking of Cleveland, after seeing Baker Mayfield pull off some magic on Sunday I'm becoming a believer. Mayfield lacks some things, but his ability to fell and escape pressure while keeping his eyes downfield is instinctual and a good fit for the modern NFL. He still makes entirely too many throws he shouldn't have but he nailed a few this game and that was the difference. Another differing factor were his play fakes, with this one being my favorite.

Since Week 9, the Browns lead the NFL in yards per play offensively (6.9 yards) and have converted 14-of-14 red zone opportunities for touchdowns.

Mitch Trubisky continues to be an absolute work in progress when a defense is able to force him into bad Mitch. Against the Rams he threw 30 times for less than 100 yards. Once again, rushing would’ve been more effective than passing (spoiler: it was). That’s not 2018 football, Bears! Get with the program!

With as bad as Trubisky played, Goff was worse statistically, tossing four INTs (technically three, one doesn’t really count as it was end of half throw) while under constant pressure from the Bears’ D, literally. With a run game going nowhere and Goff’s security blanket in Cooper Kupp on IR, the Rams looked like a 9-7 or 8-8 team, at best. Chalk this one up to OL issues.

The Lions gave everyone the blueprint on how to mess with the Rams OL and screw up their screen game (sorry Gurley owners), but the Bears had the talent to turn it into a rout. It’s on the Rams to adjust now that defenses know how to disrupt them.

Without skin in the game, it was a fun watch. Was sort of pulling for the Chargers after (yet another) night of putrid officiating. We only watched the fourth quarter but we could not believe some of the calls (or no calls, in the case of Rivers getting speared late). I am sure KC fans will point to the officiating as well. Seems to be a common theme this year, especially in prime time or nationwide broadcasts.

You know, with all this debate about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie, I'm surprised Batman Returns isn't cropping up in the conversation. Not as good as B:TAS' "Christmas With The Joker," but still.

You know, with all this debate about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie, I'm surprised Batman Returns isn't cropping up in the conversation. Not as good as B:TAS' "Christmas With The Joker," but still.

I saw a breakdown of most streamed holiday movie by state the other day and Batman Returns was in 4 or 5 states. I was shocked

Somehow Shane Black has made nothing but movies set during Christmas and yet Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Iron Man 3 are all ignored in these discussions (and also The Nice Guys, but it's even less prevalent in that one).

Also: I feel like no one can decide if Gremlins is a Christmas movie or Halloween movie.

Has to be demoralizing if you are the Rams at 11-2 and the stadium is full of the visiting 7-7 teams fans.

Why do they keep trying the LA football experiment?

72,468 home ticket sales per game maybe?

Even with that number representing a comparatively low percentage of capacity (77%, second worst ahead of only Washington), that's still the 10th most average ticket sales per home game. The NFL does not give a sh*t how many of them are wearing the other team's jersey when they come in the door.

Has to be demoralizing if you are the Rams at 11-2 and the stadium is full of the visiting 7-7 teams fans.

Why do they keep trying the LA football experiment?

72,468 home ticket sales per game maybe?

Even with that number representing a comparatively low percentage of capacity (77%, second worst ahead of only Washington), that's still the 10th most average ticket sales per home game. The NFL does not give a sh*t how many of them are wearing the other team's jersey when they come in the door.

I guess.. they are banking on the destination being a place road teams will attract fans to go for games.. same in Vegas.. below average local turnout but enough visiting fans to make it profitable.

Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarterDelivering Truth while the 10% deliver lies.

I think the NFL is also expecting the big LA stadium/complex to be a draw, the centerpiece of that whole Hollywood Park project, which, of course, is just 3 miles away from LAX. Definitely intended to be a place for traveling fans and businesspeople to take in a game.

That said, I still think the Rams are the only team that belongs, but you can tell what they want is for there to be a game in that stadium every week.